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View Poll Results: Stock color or Custom Color
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By painting it a different color, you are pretty much killing any re-sale value you may have, so for it to be a garage queen wouldnt make that much sense. If you are going to keep the car for a while, then deffiantly go with a custom color 
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I'd stick with the stock pewter color. Contrary to what you may think, it is a great color for the C5. Doesn't show dirt or scratches and looks awesome IMO.
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Custom...If its a good job, it wont hurt resale at all... its been in an accident, that needs to be disclosed anyways, that would be the bigger issue.. I LOVE the gunmetal grey on the ZR1, I think that would look SO sweet on a C5 and you would NOT have to be a garage queen. Keep in mind that ANY custom colour can be put into touch up bottle and can also be re-produced if you get the paint codes used.
Go for it.. Custom all the way
Go for it.. Custom all the way
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From: Somewherebetweenhereandthere
??? Light Pewter Metallic, later called just Pewter Metallic was and still is a VERY popular color!
Not sure what you mean by this, but I'm going to have to go with Mike76002 on this one...
"Custom" yet still OEM-type color. It's what I'm planning to do, so frankly I hope you don't since I'd like to be the only one...
Cheers,
Vaughn
Not sure what you mean by this, but I'm going to have to go with Mike76002 on this one...
"Custom" yet still OEM-type color. It's what I'm planning to do, so frankly I hope you don't since I'd like to be the only one...
Cheers,
Vaughn
Or you could go with SW!!!!!!!!!!!
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Custom...If its a good job, it wont hurt resale at all... its been in an accident, that needs to be disclosed anyways, that would be the bigger issue.. I LOVE the gunmetal grey on the ZR1, I think that would look SO sweet on a C5 and you would NOT have to be a garage queen. Keep in mind that ANY custom colour can be put into touch up bottle and can also be re-produced if you get the paint codes used.
Go for it.. Custom all the way
Go for it.. Custom all the way
I am going custom. Stay tuned for pics!!
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From: Orlando Florida
You could leave it Pewter but finish it with a custom clearcoat. I saw a silver C5 with a black pearl clearcoat and it looked wicked. I would do something like that to my silver C5 if given the opportunity.
